Friday, April 10, 2015

Finally I'm Finished: Furniture Rehab Pt. 2

A couple weeks ago, I introduced you to my current furniture rehab for the backyard. [Read that post Here] At that time I had finished the repainting phase and was heading out to choose fabric for the cushions. I went to my local fabric & craft store to browse the canvas prints and setteled on a bold stripe pattern after pulling a few options. It's fun but not obnoxious and masculine without being boring.

To make the ottoman covers, I measured the old cushions and added half an inch for seam allowance. I ended up needing four 19"x19" squares and 8 19"x4" rectangles. Next, was the cutting & piecing together.

The original cushions were quite old and ratty. One had a tear in it and when I took off the fabric, there was definitely a dead lizard in there. *ugh* Suffice it to say I thoroughly washed the foam inserts and sent them through the dryer on sanitize.

I'm just realizing that I didn't take any pictures of of the cushion covers for the folding chairs... -___- Anywho, I bought a couple throw pillows from the thrift store and took out some of the stuffing so they weren't so big. I made two envelope style pillow covers which took me way too long... but when I finally finished them, they were pretty good looking. When all the sewing was done, the new cushions got a few coats of waterproofer and put into place.

TA-DA!!!! They are Kiva and Tootie approved! I'm really happy with how they came out and I cannot wait until Lamar and I get to spend some time outside in the evenings. I just have to get some new citronella candles to keep those pesky skeeters away. :)

This is officially the completion of my first furniture refinishing on my 30 Before 30 list! It feels really great to be able to check something off. Originally, I only planned to do one furniture refinishing project, but I think I want to do more. It's fun and I get to give the pieces a new life.

Lastly, I love this picture of Tootie sitting on just the edge of the cushion. She's such a weirdo, but I love her anyway :)